He says the higher speeds will ensure people in remote Australia aren't left behind as new Internet services are developed.

"That's very important for remote communities, in the sense that they will be able to do a lot of the types of applications that they need, such as video conferencing for health, justice and so forth," he said.

"For being able to provide a good quality of service, this is absolutely the way to go.

"I think ... most of the applications that communities will use will work over this service."